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Friday, April 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) In Memoriam: Tom McKennell » Tom McKennell passed away surrounded by family on March 27, 2018, at the age of 90. A retired faculty member from the Univ...
Friday, April 13, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) UMN College of Pharmacy Faculty on the National Stage » Kristin Janke, PhD, professor in the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Care...
Monday, April 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA’s 2018 Leadership Summit and House of Delegates Event – Register Today! » Come join Minnesota pharmacists, student pharmacists and pharmacy technicians for a day of inspiration, information, influ...
Friday, April 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) UMD Pharmacy Faculty Participate in Rx Writing Challenge » College of Pharmacy faculty, residents and students at the Duluth campus are among more than 250 pharmacy writers across t...
Thursday, March 29, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Pharmacists Foundation Wine Pairing Dinner Raises Funds for Student Pharmacists » A nearly full room celebrated Minnesota pharmacy on a sunny spring evening on March 24. More than 30 people gathered at th...
Thursday, March 22, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Members Take Leadership Roles at APhA » Kaity Kuske, Michelle Aytay, Anjoli Punjabi and Rebecca Pickler represented MPhA as our delegates at the American Pharmaci...
Friday, March 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Member Receives Distinguished McKnight University Professorship » Congratulations to Natalia Tretyakova, who has been selected as a recipient of the University of Minnesota’s special mid-c...
Monday, March 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Foundation Awards 2018 Scholarships » Kyler Anderson Kelsey Melgaard...
Friday, March 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Legislative Day Continues to Make Waves » Pharmacy issues are actively under consideration at the Capitol and MPhA members continue to meet with key legislators to...
Sunday, March 4, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) News from the Capitol March 4, 2018 » The Minnesota legislature convened February 20 and went straight to work on the bonding or short year of the two-year sess...
Friday, March 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) “Gag Clauses”: Why Your Pharmacist Can’t Tell You that $20 Prescription Could Cost Only $8 » “Gag clauses” in insurance contracts are receiving state and national attention. This week at Minnesota Pharmacy Legislati...
Friday, February 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Students Host Health Fair at State Capitol » Health Fair at the Capitol • Friday, February 23, 1-5 p.m. St. Paul State Capitol Building Rotunda, 75 Rev Dr Martin Lu...
Friday, January 26, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Town Hall Meeting Tackles Prior Authorizations » Many thanks to MPhA Immediate Past President Molly Ekstrand for leading a panel discussion on the hot topic of Prior Autho...
Friday, January 19, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Public Comments on Next Generation of Integrated Health Partnerships » The Minnesota Department of Human Services has posted the responses received to its request for comment on the next genera...
Friday, January 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Action Alert! Support CMS’ Part D Proposed Rule » Your Help Needed: Write in Favor of CMS’ Part D Proposed Rule Addressing Network Issues From NCPA Advocacy Center Upda...
Friday, January 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Vacancy for Two Pharmacists on DHS Drug Formulary Committee » The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) maintains a committee of pharmacists and physicians to determine the most...
Thursday, December 21, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Midwest Pharmacy Expo » “Intense” Friday Highlights Midwest Pharmacy Expo Agenda February 16-18, 2018 • Des Moines, IA 16.5 hours of...
Friday, December 15, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Rural Health Conference Needs Readers » Volunteers will help to read and score session proposals The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is looking for a “few...
Friday, December 8, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) DHS Wants Feedback on Opioid Prescribing Guidelines » From Minnesota Department of Human Services Email, Dec. 5 : The complete set of opioid prescribing recommendations develop...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Read the Fall Minnesota Pharmacist Journal Now » Fall Issue of the Minnesota Pharmacist Now Online The MPhA Editorial Advisory Committee is pleased to announ...
Friday, November 17, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) DHS Calls for Feedback on Health Care Purchasing Reforms » New demonstration builds upon successful Integrated Health Partnerships model The Minnesota Dep...
Friday, November 10, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Opportunities for Pharmacists on Minnesota Boards and Commissions » The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy and several other boards and commissions are looking for one or more pharmacists to serve...
Friday, November 3, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Members Participate in Pharmacists Month » MPhA Board Member Sarah Anderson and pharmacist Nicole DeSchepper recently participated in an American Pharmacists Month e...
Friday, October 27, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week » From CDC website: Be Antibiotics Aware is an educational effort led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Friday, October 20, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Senate Committee Continues Hearing Testimony » The Minnesota Senate Select Committee on Health Care Consumer Access and Affordability (HCCAA) met on Oct. 12 and will mee...
Friday, October 13, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Southeast District Pharmacy Night » More than 40 members and guests joined us in Rochester last night for a successful Southeast Minnesota District Pharmacist...
Friday, October 6, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) USP Postpones Chapter 800 Until 2019 » From NCPA Advocacy Center Update, Oct. 2 : On Sept. 29, USP announced its intent to postpone the official date of Genera...
Friday, September 22, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Daniel Rehrauer Receives APhA Pinnacle Award » MPhA member Daniel Rehrauer, PharmD, and his team at HealthPartners received a Pinnacle Award from the American Pharmacist...
Friday, September 15, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) October Is American Pharmacists Month » American Pharmacists Month (APhM), and it’s a perfect time to reflect on the vital role you play in health care. You and y...
Friday, September 8, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Proposed Revisions to the Pharmacy Profession’s MTM Definition » A Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) Workgroup, comprised of 13 national pharmacy organizations is seekin...
Friday, September 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Stands Ready in Wake of Hurricane Harvey » From NCPA eCommunications, Aug. 29 : Minnesota pharmacists may wonder how pharmacies are handling refills during the Texas...
Friday, August 25, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) NABP: So-Called “Canadian” Pharmacies Are a Danger to Consumers » The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) released the Internet Drug Outlet Identification Program Progres...
Friday, August 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) HealthPartners MTM Program Wins 2017 Pinnacle Award from APhA Foundation » Minnesota-based HealthPartners Medication Therapy Management Program has won the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) F...
Friday, August 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) U.S. Attorney General Cracks Down on Health Professionals Contributing to Opioid Epidemic » From NASPA Weekly Recap, Aug. 4: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced a new initiative to combat the opioid...
Friday, August 4, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) White House Opioid Panel Urges President to Declare State of Emergency » From Scientific American, Aug. 1: The White House’s commission on battling the opioid epidemic has recommended that Presi...
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